POU vs. OVV, HSE, VRN, SSL, COP, BTE, AAV, IPCO, VET, and GBR
Should you be buying Paramount Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Paramount Resources include Ovintiv (OVV), Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) (HSE), Veren (VRN), Sandstorm Gold (SSL), Coro Mining (COP), Baytex Energy (BTE), Advantage Energy (AAV), International Petroleum (IPCO), Vermilion Energy (VET), and Great Bear Resources (GBR). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.
Paramount Resources vs. Its Competitors
Ovintiv (TSE:OVV) and Paramount Resources (TSE:POU) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.
83.2% of Ovintiv shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.1% of Paramount Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ovintiv shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 45.4% of Paramount Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Ovintiv has a net margin of 20.34% compared to Paramount Resources' net margin of 18.92%. Ovintiv's return on equity of 19.62% beat Paramount Resources' return on equity.
In the previous week, Paramount Resources had 1 more articles in the media than Ovintiv. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Paramount Resources and 6 mentions for Ovintiv. Paramount Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Ovintiv's score of 0.65 indicating that Paramount Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Ovintiv pays an annual dividend of C$1.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Paramount Resources pays an annual dividend of C$1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. Ovintiv pays out 14.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Paramount Resources pays out 73.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Ovintiv has a beta of 2.63, indicating that its share price is 163% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paramount Resources has a beta of 3.04, indicating that its share price is 204% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Ovintiv has higher revenue and earnings than Paramount Resources. Ovintiv is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Paramount Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Paramount Resources has a consensus target price of C$23.67, suggesting a potential upside of 10.03%. Given Paramount Resources' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Paramount Resources is more favorable than Ovintiv.
Summary
Ovintiv beats Paramount Resources on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (TSE:POU) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
